January 19, 2022
Since Covid hit, virtual training has been in high demand. With very little equipment necessary to get a good workout in, why not give it a try from the comfort of your own home. Most clients have multiple pieces of tubing which you can anchor on the door. Add in some body weight exercises, isometrics and a ball and you’re good to go! Please contact for more information.
Tags: at home workout, virtual training, virtual workout
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December 12, 2012
Ok, so this is just a guess, but based on Peter King’s article from Sports Illustrated, Peyton Manning chose Denver so he could have access to Muscle Activation Techniques guru Greg Roskopf. Why fly to Denver every week when you can just drive down the road? Oh, and Tebow?…We knew he wasn’t going to last. Enjoy playing in Jacksonville next year.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1206327/index.htm
Enjoy!
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April 10, 2012
It’s good to see mainstream magazines finally picking up on this thought process. Your traditional static stretching isn’t really doing what you think it’s doing. If you’re stretching because you have tight muscles, you’re addressing a symptom. Let’s flip it and start addressing the weak muscles which are usually the root cause of your symptoms. For more info on imbalances and asymmetries you might be having and how to properly address them check out Muscle Activation Techniques.
http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/stretching-exercises
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January 28, 2011
In a recent study, Louisiana State University researchers found that when people had eggs for breakfast, they ate 250 fewer calories during the rest of the day than when they had a bagel instead.
Now let’s do some math…That calculates out to 1750 calories a week and 91,250 a year. That turns out to be 26 pounds a year!!
I know there are many more factors that go into weight loss but at least it’s a start!
Tags: Bagels, Eggs, Protein vs Carbs
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September 22, 2010
A great article from Men’s Health that will make you think twice about sitting at your desk for extended periods of time.
http://www.menshealth.com/men/health/other-diseases-ailments/staying-active/article/b0d9ab07b5cd9210vgnvcm10000030281eac
Have some tension in your back and shoulders…Try Muscle Activation Techniques. Those tight muscles might be due to weak surrounding ones. Instead of trying to address the symptom, go to the cause!
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March 6, 2010
Has anyone been diagnosed with tendonitis–which sometimes manifests as that nagging shoulder or elbow pain that just doesn’t seem to go away? Have you ever wondered what’s really going on? We often don’t think about how muscles help stabilize our joints. In fact, muscles not working properly may cause tendonitis. Muscular imbalances may lead to abnormal joint wear and tear, resulting in pain and potential injuries. Next time your shoulder or elbow begins to hurt, don’t just ice it down–get to the root of the problem. Muscle Activation Techniques can help with this. It helps identify and correct muscular imbalances that may lead to sore joints.
Tags: elbow pain, frozen shoulder, Injury, Muscle Activation Techniques, Muscle Weakness, Pain, shoulder pain, Tendonitis, tennis elbow
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February 24, 2010
To reduce your risk of prostate cancer, eat fatty fish. In a study in Clinical Cancer Research, men who consumed the most omega-3 fats from fish had a 60% lower risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer than those with the lowest intake. The greatest benefit was seen in men eating fatty fish at least once a week, and in those with a gene variant linked to increased risk of prostate cancer.
Tags: Fish, Nutrition, Prostate Cancer
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January 22, 2010
Ok, I know kiwis have nothing to do with Muscle Activation Techniques but every now and then I’ll throw you some useful nuggets on nutrition.
Ounce for ounce, kiwifruit has more vitamin C than an orange and more potassium than a banana. It also supplies some folate, vitamin E and lutein, a carotenoid that may help keep eyes healthy.
For those that know me, I could stand to use a bit more carotenoids in my diet!
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January 22, 2010
Flip through any health-related magazine and you’ll find study after study highlighting what to do and what to avoid. I take these studies lightly because the next week I inevitably read another study contradicting the first. With so many studies and conflicting results, which one are we supposed to believe?
I was flipping through the IDEA Fitness Journal and found another study—this one observed running-related injuries (which many of my clients come in with). The article cites that other research has reported that 70 percent of runners sustain some form of running related overuse injury, with 80 percent of injuries occurring at or below the knee.
According to the lead author, “Based on the literature review, it appears that foot pronation and inadequate hip muscle stabilization are the top categories for injury. Hip muscle weakness especially appears to lead to atypical lower extremity mechanics and increases forces on knees and feet while running.”
Here’s an easier way to look at it. Your knee is a reactive joint; it does whatever your hip and foot tell it to do. If your hip is unstable, your knee will have to work overtime in order to compensate. If your foot is unstable, the same thing can happen.
When I see clients experiencing knee pain, often times one of the first things I check is the stability of their hip. If the hip is stable and not causing the pain, I see if I can find any imbalances in the foot. Remember, the site of pain is typically not the source of the problem. Another important note here is that the source of the pain could be coming from anywhere. We mention the hip and foot, but those could just be starting points. Could a limitation in your shoulder affect your knee? You betcha!
That’s the goal of Muscle Activation Techniques: to address muscular imbalances that lead to pain and injuries.
Tags: Injury, Muscle Activation Techniques, Muscle Weakness, Pain, pronation, Running
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